Evening Star Newspaper, June 21, 1936, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. . Weather Buresu rorecast) Generally fair and cooler, probably pre- ceded by showers this morning; tomorrow fair with moderate temperature. Tem- peratures—Highest, 91, at 5:30 p.m. yes- terday, lowest, 66, at 4 a.m. yesterday. Full report on Page B-3. - (®) Means Associated Press. Entered as second class matter post offige, Washington, D. C. No. 1,631—No. 33,654. he WASHINGTON, D. C, 74TH CONGRESS ADJOURNMENT HOLT ENDS FILIBUSTER VOTES AFTER} m NINS ENDY 24 Session Closed as Coal Bill "Aesop’s Fables Read by Holt Mark Dull End of Congress Is Killed. TAX MEASURE | PASSED, 4229 Goes to President| After Fight in Senate. Allow Guffey Bill P BY JOHN C. HENRY. A “punch-drunk” Congress last night stumbled its way to adjourn- ment in the most apathetic closing session in several years, drawn out until midnight only for the purpose of allowing the friends and foes of the| Guffey coal bill to make faces and call each other names. After the smoke, aroused largely by the Astceizted Pres: - B‘-n:c ;n\‘enl\'-fu\msh Congress, which | Senator Holt, West Virginia Democrat, | % - and Senator Guffey, Pennsylvania topped off the administration’s Pro- | pemocrat, had cleared, it was ob- gram yesterday by finally approving ) coiyeq that the former had made good | the trouble-studded tax bill, adjourned | o) his early evening threat that John | sine die early today after. a de- |y, peyis, president of the United Mine | termined, but listless, filibuster. | Workets, “4 not going to get this bill" Just before midnight, youthful Sen- | a5 5 means of achieving his pur- ator Holt. Democrat, of West Virginia, | pose, the young West Virginian con- one of those who had been filibuster- | qucted a filibuster for approximately ing against the Guffey-Vinson coal|gzq hour and a half, during which he control bill with a sharp attack on |read excerpts from & book by Lewis, John L. Lewis, president of the United | attacked -provisions of the pending Mine Workers, ended his talk and by, renewed his criticism of the W. the Senate quickly adjourned. P. A. and Administrator Harry Hop- The House, which had been stand- | yins, and read a few light installments ing by while the Senate sought to|of Aesop's Fables. break the bonds of the filibuster, fol- | Lewis sat grimly listening in the | lowed suit at 12:39 am. and the |yisitors' gallery. | sevelt Congress second Roosevelt Congress ground to Cotean Colll ANewen: an end | Holt interrupted his speech just | Galleries were packed with gay | erowds, eager to be present when the | pefore micnight to allow a quorum big show on Capitol Hill was finally | cal], and then heard Majority Leader | ended. Time and again, they had | Robinson submit the privileged resolu- | to be warned by presiding officers to | tion that the Senate adjourn sine die. restrain- themselves | about a half hour later, the House | Food and Drug Bill Killed. | also called it a day. R With the real key to adjournment In the closing rush, not only was |to cause delay in the Senate gave Night Session Is Drawn Out, Mainly to Factions to Call Names and Make Faces. turned on House and Senate ap- proval of the tax bill, both branches had early settled down to an evening of boondoogling, punctuated by suc- cessful efforts to slip by without new debate such controversial measures as the Walsh-Healey Government contract bill. Delay Accommodates House. The House, in fact, passed its ad- journment resolution before the mem- bers scattered for dinner, but the understanding throughout the Cap- jtol that the Guffey bill was going them ample time to recess and re- turn at leisure. SUNDAY MORNING, ALL FOR ONE THE THREE MUSK JUN e R IR ) vy Star WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION 21, 1936—110 PAGES. # { ONE FOR ALL! ETEERS! When they did there was none of the vaudeville atmosphere of recent years, as the membership, still mourn- ing the death of former Speaker Byms, conducted itself with unusual restraint. In the Senate, lacking in.obvious measure the fiery dramatics of such performers as the late Senator Huey Long, the early evening activities were merely a build-up for the coal bill dispute to follow. A touch of early comedy was fur- nished when Senator Hastings, Dela- ware Republican, who is retiring from the Senate, and Senator Byrnes, South Carolina Democrat, and Sena- tor Connally, Texas Democrat, joined (See CLOSING, Page A-6) PAROLE REFUSED TAXCONSPIRATORS | District Board Rejects Plea to Release Three Lor- ton Prisoners. Emphasizing the importance of in- suring “scrupulous honesty” in Gov- ernment officials, the District Parole TRADING REFORMS PUNNEDBYS.E.. Program Sent to Congress, | but Legislation Is Not Suggested. By the Associated Press. | A program for the reform of trading on the floor of organized stock ex- changes was sent to Congress late yes- terday by the Securities and Exchange Commission. It was described by S. E. C. experts | as the most important proposal for | revamping security trading machinery since the passage of the exchange | control act in 1934, As now drawn, | it would touch more than 6,000 mem- | bers of 22 exchanges registered with | the S. E. C. James M. Landis, chairman of the the Guffey-Vinson bill, designed to replace the outlawed original Guffey coal control act, filibustered to death, but the . controversial food and drug bill was killed when the House re- fused to agree to the ‘conference re- port Having turned the tax bill—esti- mated to produce $800.000,000 in new revenue—over to President Roosevelt in midafternoon, the House and Sen~ ate sat down to hold a wake, with the Guffey-Vinson bill sentenced to death by the filibuster. One last-minute flurry broke into the unusual calm which hung over | the two chambers, ordinarily so turbu- | lent on adjuornment night It was an attempt by backers of the coal bill, watching it ground un- der the filibuster, to hold Congress in session for a day or so more. Wearied by the prolonged session, ' the Senate shouted the effort down. House Adopts Resolution. With little to do, the House had adopted a resolution for sine die ad- journment early in the afternoon, calling for adjournment at night. It was rushed to the Senate. That chamber did not take the hint | {mmediately. Instead, it filled the air far into the night with speeches, po- litical snipping, an occasional bit of good-natured fun and now and then a bit Bf actual legislating. During one interruption for a bit of actual work, the Senate approved several nominations and then shot through the Walsh-Healey bill to re- quire Government contractors to com- ply with wage and hour standards. | The bill went to the White House when House amendments were ac- cepted without a trace of opposition. The only other major action in the waniog hours of the Congress was Senate rejection, 35 to 17, of a last- minute push for the Frazier-Lemke bill, which would have permitted the printing of $3,000,000,000 of, new money to refinance farm debts. Senator Frazier, Republicen, of North Dakota sought to attach it as an amendment to the coal bill. | Clock’s Hands Turned Back. | Board yesterday refused to release | from Lorton Reformatory the three CONVENTIONPLANG income tax assessment for $10,000. | Cleveland Sessions in Au-| gust to Launch New: Party, He Says. Representative Lemke, Republican, of North Dakota, Union party candi- | date for President, said last night the new party probably would be launched at a convention of all interested groups in Cleveland some time in August. “It will be a mass convention,” he said, “similar to the one at which Lincoln launched his party.” reau; Henning R. Nelson, bureau audi- | time off for good behavior. The good | behavior deduction amounts to 144/ days, making the actual maximum sen- tence one year, seven months and six | days.- ‘It is the view of the board that this deduction ® * * fepresent suffi- cient leniency and that further leni- | ency by this board would not be in| the public interest,” the parole group | said in a formal statement. - “There is nothing more important than pre- serving the honesty and integrity of Lemke, who .announced his candi- | our Government service and of insur- dacy on a 15-plank platform Friday, | ing scrupulous honesty in dealings be- with “economic slavery” as the main tween Government officials and the issue, said delegates would not be public.” elected to the convention from all the | Hardgrove's Service Cited, commission, said steps would be taken within a few weeks to carry the pro- gram out under powers now vested in | the commission. The reforms were- outlined in a lengthy report on the “feasibility and advisability” of separating the func- | | tions of dealer and broker on the floor | of an exchange. No Legislation Suggested. No immediate legislation was sug- gested. But the commission held the | door open for possible legislative rec- | ommendations after it has had oppor- tunity for more study and ta accu- mulate experience by the intricate problems involved. Briefly, the program was seen aimed at putting floor traders on a more equal footing with the trading public and tightening safeguards around cus- tomers of commission houses. The principal points: Members working on the floor of | As the hour of midnight was reached registered exchanges must choose be- in the House, the hands of the clock etween classifications as ‘“brokers” or were turned back while Chairman Doughton of the Ways and Means | Committee expressed the regret of | the House over the retirement of Rep- | resentative Samuel B. Hill, Democrat, | of Washington, who has been appoint- ed to the Board of Tax Appeals. Hill had been chairman of the im- " (See CONGRESS, Page A-2) MAN LEAPS IN RIVER FROM DECK OF SHIP Believed Drowned as Searchers Fail to Locate His Body. A man tentatively identified as Harold Williams of Loudoun County, Va., was reported to have drowned when he leaped from the crowded deck of the S. S. Potomac, river excursion steamer, about opposite Mount Vernon last night. Several persons said they saw him snatch off his coat, necktie and shoes and then go overboard. No motive had developed, although officials of the Potomac River Line questioned the passengers closely. As soon as the cry “man overboard” went up, Capt. Philip J. Barbour signaled his engineers to reverse, brought the steamer to a standstill and put out a gearching party in a small boat as the ship’s searchlight scanned the surface of the river. After 40 minutes’ search G. C. Pur- cell, pilot, who commanded the searching party, returned to the Po- tomac to report he could find no trace of the man. Capt. Barbour quoted Frank Schwartz,’ Loudoun County farmer, as saying that Williams worked for him on his farm. He said the man came to Vir- ginia from Missouri recently. ~ Williams dropped from the second deck. Schwartz was not with him at as “dealers.” As “brokers,” they would be pro- | hibited from trading for their own | account while on the floor. | As “dealers,” they would be per- mitted to trade for themselves, but would have to maintain liquid re- sources sufficient to margin their max- imum positions fully under the re- quirements set by the Federal Reserve Board, now 55 per cent of the market price of a stock. Cash Basis for Members. Members of commission houses handling orders for the public and carrying margin accounts would be | (See TRADING, Page 2.) ZEPPELIN OVER ATLANTIC 2,000 Miles From New York on Third Flight to U. 8. NEW YORK, June 20 (#).—The German Zeppelin Hindenburg, making its third flight to the United States, was reported over the North Atlantic tonight about 2,000 miles from New York by Mackay Radio. | who believes it good political strategw | e T Deckintof the BEX| weaskim, Jueh concurred with the| Congressional supporters said Lemke | Other board members. e Boe. | would confer soon with E. H. Everson, | J+ and Emmett J. Scott, as to Mc- St. Charles, S. Dak., president of the. Einill and Nelson, but thought Hard- National Farmers’ Union, and with Eq rove should be granted a deferred Kennedy of Kankakee, Il its gecre- | Parole because of his long and hon-| tary. | orable service to the Government. | A case similar to that in which he | was convicted still is pending against Struggling with constantly jangling | Hardgrove. He is charged with con-| telephones and an increasing pile ot spiring with another tax consultant to telegrams, the North Dakotan paced!accept a fee for disposing of income | the floor of his office, firing directions | tax claims. to his secretarial staff and mopping| After a week's trial in District Su- his chin and glistening brow. He had | preme Court, a jury found Hardgrove, | attended an almost ceaseless round Nelson and McEIhill guilty of conspir- | of secluded conferences. ing to defraud the Government. To insistent news men he reiterated,| The prosecution contended McElhill | finally with a show of irritation, that | contacted Thomas McCarter, New he was not ready to disclose the iden- | Jersey public utilities’ magnate, and | tity of persons with whom he had offered to have a $140,000 extra as- talked or discuss campaign plans. | sessment against ‘McCarter dropped “Everything is in a formative state,” |~ (See PAROLE, Page 2.) he declared, “and I do not wish to mislead you. “This is the first time the people ever have had a presidential candidate | Lemke Keeps Busy. Readers’ Guide PART ONE. Main News Section. General News—Pages A-1, B-5. Washington Wayside—A-2. Lost and Found—A-3. Death flotfies—B—%-fl. Educational—B-4. Sports Section—Pages B-6, B-11. Boating and Fishing News—B-11. PART TWO. Editorial Section. Editorial Articles —Pages D-1, D-3. Editorials and Editorial Fea- tures—D-2. Civic News and Comment—D-4. Women’s Clubs, Parent-Teacher Acl:lvltl(t;s—DjE-gi e rans’ Organizations, - Yete tional Guard, Organized Reserves—D-5.. Resorts—D-7-8-9. Cross-word Puzzle—D-6. Contract—D-10. PART THREE. Society Section. to tell only the truth and keep his word.” Not Concerned With Finances. He emphasized he was not interested in the question of how, when and by whom his campaign was to -be financed. “I am not concerned about finances,” he sdid. “Money is considered impor- tant only when deals are to be made, and the sovereignty of the people bar- gained away before election. “My candidacy represents an honest | and sincere desire on the part of the people, and in that case finances are not of prime jmportance. If they be- come necessary the people will know and contribute.” The Union party platform, he said, was broad enough to attract all ele- ments dissatisfied with policies of the major political parties, and sound enough to support a constructively united front. 4 While he declined to say whether there had been an actual meeting with share-the-wealth leaders, he verified reports that representatives of Rev. Gerald Smith, titular head of (See LEMKE, Page A-4.) Pages E-1, E-8. * ‘Report Edward Will Visit Brightens Life Along Riviera By the Assoctated Press. CANNES, France, June 20.—Life perked up all along the Riviera tonight on the strength of reports King Edward of England was coming late next month to spend his Summer holidays at Max- ine Elliott’s villa L'Horizon. The actress remarked: “Of course, it is impossible for me to say any- thing. The fact that Maj. Sir"John Aird, equerry to the King, was here three weeks ago should not lead one to suppose his majesty is coming.” ‘! he time. 1 Society sources stated Lord clnl- Well-Known Folk—E-5. Barbara Bell Pattern—E-T. PART FOUR. Feature Section. News Features—Pages F-1, F-4. John Clagett Proctor’s Article on Old Washington—F-2. “Those Were the Happy Days, by Dick Mansfield—F-2. Radio News and Programs—F-3. Stage and Screen—F-5. Automobiles—F-6. Children’s Page—F-T. : High Lights of History—F-T. PART FIVE. Financial, Classified. Financial News and Comment, Stock, Bond and Curb Sum- maries—Pages G-1-4. St 5. Cl:.sfls1 fied Advertising — Pages mondeley, one of the King’s chamber- lains, would occupy the nearby villa of Le Roc. (London sources stated the King had taken “a villa” at Cannes.) It was’reported the King would ar- rive aboard his yacht, the Victoria Al- bert, after attending the unveiling of the Canadian memorial at Vimy Ridge July 26. Many Americans, including Lady Mendl and Mrs, James Corrigan, were reported taking villas for August, an- ticipating a social whirl during the King's stay. % G-5-15. | Woodward Building | street below that aid could be sum- | Society News and Comment— .to pay money to States in lieu of Federation Majority Condemns Blanton Teacher Questionnaire Interrogations as to Religious Beliefs Particularly Offensive to Delegates. Some Favor Action by Body. By a top-heavy majority, delegates to the Federation of Citizens' Associs tions condemn the questionnaire by |the teachers came in for pamrularly] which Representative Blanton, Demo- | crat, of Texas, sought to learn the| religious, political and economic be- | lefs of District public school teach- | ers, & poll by The Star revealed yes- terday. The attitude of Thomas E. Lodge. ment, some delegates declaring for a | as quickly as possible. Disapprotal of the entire question- naire was general, but the questions dealing with the religious beliefs of vigorous condemnation. Tabulation of the opinions expressed by the delegates who could be reached showed 57 were against the question- naire. Three delegates saw ‘nothing | objectionable” in the questionnaire, | but none indorsed it entirely. The The board said the prisoners—Joh | president of the Federation, Who has | remainder of the delegates declined to | o W. Hardgrove, who was chief con- ‘ indicattd no action will be taken on | comment or could not be reached for ‘ al | feree of the Internal Revenue BU-|the.matter, came in for varying com- |an opinion, many being on vacation. |, gate of war no longer existed be- So far as the Federation taking ac- | tor, and Prank B. McElhill, New YOrk 'special meeting of the Executive Com- | tion on the matter was concerned, 18 | tax consultant—should serve the maxi- | mittee, or even the entire Federation, | delegates opposed ‘carrying the mat- | d: mum of their four months to two|while others frankly stated the ques- ter any further and 15 were in favor, | oo that law compelled him to apply years' sentence, less only customary | tion should be dropped and forgotten | With by far the largest portion of the | certain ot anoe: h e delegates polled non-committal or in (Continued on Page A-16, Column 1.) ROB JEWEL SHOP By APPUINTMENT| Bandits Bind Pair in Second- Floor Store—Loot Val- ued at $5,000. Three bandits, who made a tele-| phone sppointment with their vic- tinls, held up and robbed Mr. and Mrs. Carl Peterson in their jewelry store on the second floor of the late yesterday escaping with cash and jewelry esti- | mated in value at $5,000. Before robbing the stere the ban- dits bound and gagged the couple and locked ‘both in the store. It was not until Peterson succeeded in removing enough adhesive tape| from his mouth to be heard on the | moned. Aceording to the victims, two of the bandits had entered the store ‘Thursday on the pretext of ,purchas- ing a diamond ring. They left,| stating they must secure the ring size of the woman for whom the ring | was intended. It is believed they may have plan- ned to commit tHe robbery Friday night, since they asked the pro- prietor to remain open later than usual. This he failed to do. so this morning one of them called and made an appointment for 5 p.m. Scream for Help. Mrs. Peterson said two of the men entered first and asked her to “model” the ring by placing it on her finger. While her hands were engaged, they drew pistols and the| third man entered, also with a drawn pistol. Both Mr. and Mrs. Peterson | were told to keep still, but both| screamed for help. Mrs. Peterson was bound with her wrists to her ankles, and adhesive tape was placed on her mouth. After she told the bandits only $35, the cash taken in after banking hours, was in the cash register, she was forced back of the safe in the rear of the room. While one bandit was binding Mrs. (See HOLD-UP, Page 2.) —— RESETTLEMENT BILL SENT TO PRESIDENT Bankhead Measure Permits Pay- ments to States in Lieu of Taxes on Projects. By the Associated Press. A bill by Speaker Bankhead to per- mit the Resettlement Administration taxes on any rural rehabilitation project was passed yesterday by both Houses and sent to the White House. The cash payments would be equivalent to the taxes which would have been assessed had the property remained in private hands. States are swithout power to tax Federal property. The bill also would give States and political subdivisions eivil and crim- inal jurisdiction over the Federa] land used for such projects. ¢ SYNPHONY SERIES ASS Finnan Grants Permit to Use Water Gate Site for Concerts. The National Capital was assured of symphony concerts next month at the Water Gate of the Arlington Memorial Bridge when C. Marshall Finnan, su- perintendent of the local park system. authorized yesterday a permit for the Washington Summer Concerts Associa- tion, headed by Thomas J. Mullikin. The association is composed of union musicians. This action followed a conference in Finnan's office at the Navy Build- ing, participated in by Mullikin and his associate, Jacques Posell, both members of the National Symphony Orchestra. Plans for the concerts were gone over in detail and then the park " (See SYMPHONY, Page A LITVINOFF PLOT FEARED Swiss Oust Man Suspected of | Planning Assassination. BERNE, Switzerland, June 20 (#).— Switzerland today expelled a Ukranian colonel, who, police said, was suspected of plotting the assassination of Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet Russia’s foreign com- missar. The man, to whom police referred only as “Konovalec,” was escorted to the frontier. Jean Ernest Llanque. one of three persons who were detained, earlier in the week for allegedly shadowing ene- mies of the Soviet, was quoted by po- lice as saying he was paid 600 Swiss francs (about $192) by the Soviet Union to watch Konovalec's villa. URED N JULY News FIVE CENTS IN WASHINGTON AND SUBURBS Full Associated Press and Wirephotos Sunday Morning and Every Afternoon. CENTS ELSEWHERE |TE.\' AFRICA 'WAR' OVER, ROOSEVELT LIFTS NEUTRAL DECREES Arms, Financial Embargoes and Trade Warnings Terminated. “ABNORMAL” SHIPMENT PRESSURE RESCINDED Proclamation Mandatory Under Law—Ethiopia Annexation Not Recognized. BACKGROUND— Movement to assure American neutrality in event of foreign war received stimulus in Italian menaces to Ethiopia last Summer. Congress hastily passed neutrality resolution before adjourning and October 5 President Roosevelt de- clared state of war ezisting in Africa, warning American traders that they had commercial dealings with the belligerents at their own risk. Additional warnings given later. | By the Associated Press. Declaring the Italo-Ethiopian War has “ceased to exist,” President Roose- velt yesterday lifted the embargoes and restrictions clamped on those na- |tions as a means of safeguarding American neutrality. His proclamation, revoking the ap- plication of arms and financial em- | bargoes and warnings against trading | with the belligerents or traveling on their ships, closed the first test of planned United States neutrality since the World War. Mr. Roosevelt's action preceded League of Nation consideration of British proposals to abandon collec- tive sanctions against Italy as an ag- gressor nation. Coupled with specific restrictions and likewise rescinded was Govern- | ment pressure to prevent “abnormal” shipments of materials essential for Wwar purposes such as iron, steel, oil and copper, to both countries. Based on “Fact” War Ended. In a statement accompanying the oclamation, the President said his ction was based on the “fact” that tween Italy and Ethiopia. Yesterday's proclamation was man- atory under the Neutrality Act, just lished that war had broken out. State Department officials empha- sized, however, that yesterday’s action | did not imply recognition of the Ital- jan annexation of Ethiopia. That is s diplomatic question, involving im- | portant complications, which must be | left for future determination. The President’s statement follows: “When it was ascertained that a state of war existed between Italy and | Ethiopia, I performed the duty im- posed upon me by legislation, there- fore, enacted by issuing proclamations making effective an embargo on arms, ammunition and implements of war | from the United States to the belliger- | ent countries and admonishing Amer- ican citizens to abstain from traveling | | on belligerent vessels, Warnings No Longer Applicable. “In doing so, I was standing upon a question of fact. Having now as- certained that, in fact, the conditions | which led to the issue of the proc- lamations have ceased to exist, I have. |in conformity with the duty imposed | |upon me issued proclamations re- voking my earlier proclamations. “Therefore, the statements which I issued in respect to commercial tran- | sactions with the belligerents are no longer applicable.” The American neutrality bans first were promulgated on October 5, 1935, | shortly after Italian troops began | their invasion which ended only lf few weeks ago in their occupation of | the Ethiopian capital of Addis Abnhl'; and the flight of Emperor Haile Se- lassie and his entire government. Under the neutrality law enacted the | | indicated. DEMOCRATS STUDY ANKS 10 MEET NEW PARTY MOVE “Radical” Platform Changes Held Possible Reply to Coughlinite Threat. ' |DEMOCRATS MAY RELY ON PRESIDENT’S APPEAL All 2,500 Delegates Due to Cast Ballots for Roosevelt at Conven- tion Opening Tuesday. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Staff Correspondent of The Star. PHILADELPHIA, June 20.—Dem- ocratic hosts, coming to Philadelphia to renominate President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Vice President John N | Garner, are faced with an unexpected | task. They must take some steps, if they can, to meet the threat of the | new Union party—the party which plans to go into the campaign with a distinctly radical appeal. The New Dealers have relied upon | Roosevelt to hold the progressives and | the radicals in line. Their votes plus the votes of the traditional Democrats are counted upon to turn the trick for the New Deal ticket next November. | And now, on the very eve of the Democratic National — Convention, which meets here at noon Tuesday, the New Dealers find they must do something more than merely re- nominate the President and indorse the Roosevelt legislation and ad- ministration. . They may seek to accomplish their end by writing into the party platform even more progressive and “radical” planks than had been planned; they may rely upon President Roosevelt when he comes here next Saturday night to “accept” the presidential nom- ination. to make a stronger appeal than ever before to the progressives and the radicals. | Silent on New Party. | The Democratic leaders here, includ- | ing Chairman James A. Farley of the Democratic National Committee, are unwilling to say anything for publica- tion about the new Union party whose ticket is to be Representative William Lemke of North Dakcta and Thomas C. O'Brien of Massachusetts, backed | by Father Coughlin and his Nationcl Union for Social Justice, and presum- ably by Townsendites and the “Share- the-Wealth” followers of the late | Huey H. Long. Those Democrats &ho comment at all insist that the Lemke- O'Brien ticket will pull more votes from Landon and Knox, the Re- publicans, than from Roosevelt and Garner. But they say it hopefully rather than with confidence. Chairman Farley, when he was asked to comment upon the new Union party, replied that he would have | nothing to say just now. He did indi- cate, however, that when the Demo- cratic platform is revealed it may con- tain some surprises. Whether the platform drafting will be influenced in any way by the third party move- ment remains to be seen Third Party Check Seen. ° One move which the Democrats in Pennsylvania and in other States may make to check the third party ticket is to “pre-empt” the name “Union party.” It was reported tonight that Democratic State Chairman D. L. Lawrence had sent orders to every county to file the requisite number of names to “pre-empt.” If this is | done. it was said. Democratic electors would be on® and the same as “Union party” electors in this State. and so the Lemke-O'Brien ticket would be crowded out. Chairman Farley of the Democratic National Committee denied any gen- eral order for such action had been sent out up to this time. If the Pennsylvania Democrats, or those in other States, move along this line, it would be on their own initiative, he the Democrats Twelve years ago previous August—the first legislation | held their national convention in the on the subject since the World War— | East—in Madison Square Garden, New the President proclaimed an embargo on export of arms, ammunition and | implements of war to either bellig- | erent and admonished American citi- | zens to abstain from using vessels op: erated by them. In a separate state: | American business men that any tran- sactions in which they engaged with | either warring country would be at | their own risk. Supplementary Policy. Only a short time later, both the President and Secretary of State Hull enunciated the supplementary policy | that all American trade with the bel- ligerents should be confined to nor- (See NEUTRALITY, Page A-8.) Democrats, With 5 Days to Fill, M ay Nominate Ticket Saturday By the Assoclated Press. PHILADELPHIA, June 20.—With five days to fill and no extended con- troversies in sight, Democratic leaders worked on their convention program today without deciding upon the final order of all events. . James A. Farley, national chairman, will call the convention to order at noon, Eastern daylight saving time, next Tuesday. President Roosevelt and Vice Presi- dent Garner will ring down the cur- tain Saturday night with their ace eepunfi speeches in Franklin Field. A tentative schedule for events in between may be changed over the week end, National Committee officialy seid. The election of Senator Barkley of Kentucky as temporary chairman and his keynote speech will be the princi- pal business of Tuesday night's ses- ‘sion. The Rules and Credentials Commit- tee is to report at a session scheduled for Wednesday at noon. The report il bring the qupgtion of abolishing the rule requiring a two-thirds vote to nominate. Wednesday night Senator Robinson of Arkansas, party leader in the Sen- ate, is slated for selection as per-4 manent chairman. After his election he will make a speech. ‘Whether the Platform Committee will report Thursday at noon or at the night session had not been deter- mined. Farley said he thought Thurs- day night. Whether Mr. Roosevelt is to be nominated Friday night or Saturday afternoon also was undecided. John E. Mack of New York, who nominated the President in 1932, is to make the speech again this year. Vice Presi- dent Garner’s nomination is to follow immediately. The balloting on the vice presi- dential nomination will bring the con- vention proper to a close. The dele- gates then will move from the public auditorium to the nearby athletic fleld for the acceptance celebration. Plenty of music and other enter- tainment throughout the convention was promised I’ committee officials. ment at that time, he also warned | — | York—and the Republicans met in Cleveland. And 12 years ago & third and radical ticket was placed in the field, headed by the late Senator Rob- rt M. La Follette of Wisconsin. This ear the Democrats are meeting again (See DEMOCRATS, Page A-5.) 16 BODIES TAKEN FROM WRECKAGE Dozen in Hospitals as Apartment Ruins Are Searched for Others. 8y the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 20.—The body of the sixteenth victim of an apartment building collapse was dug out of the debris tonight with 6 feet of wrecke age holding the possibility still more bodies may be found in the mass of twisted girders and crumbled stone. A dozen others were in hospita®, two sericusly injured. X City - and county officials had launched a many-sided investigation into the cave-in of the apartment building in Mosholu Parkway in the Bronx, which still was under con- struction when the roof and seven floors of the bullding fell through Friday. Attached to the standing walls were banners which proclaimed this ironi- cally, “The House of Tomorrow.” “We can't lay this to an act of Y God,” sald Patrick J. Reville, com« missioner of buildings in the Bronx. He said he did not think heavy rains in the last week had been responsible for weakening construction. “It may have been caused by over- crowding. There is a human element in this,” he declared. Reville sus- pended two inspectors pending @ grand jury investigation. The victims were workmen, most of them bricklayers who had gone to the roof to get their pay within a few moments of ‘umm. time,